Pea Soup Lake Fishing near Ely, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Pea Soup Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. It sits at 1,440 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Lake County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Ely, 9.9 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 115 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Pea Soup Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Lake County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Pea Soup Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 3°F for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Pea Soup Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Kemptons Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Ask locally about Pea Soup Lake if anything is unclear.